[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Abbreviation_HCP_entry_in_the_1880_U.S._Federal_Census HCP entry]&nbsp; is an occasional footnote in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abstract of the 1880 U.S. census.

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[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Abbreviation_HCP_entry_in_the_1880_U.S._Federal_Census HCP entry]&nbsp; is an occasional footnote in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abstract of the 1880 U.S. census.

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1.&nbsp; Asked the relationship to the head of household<br>2.&nbsp; Asked marital status<br>3.&nbsp; Lists the name of the streets and house numbers of some of the urban homes<br>4.&nbsp; Lists an illness or disability on the day of visitation<br>5.&nbsp; Lists number of months unemployed.<br>6&nbsp;&nbsp;Lists birthplace of parents<br>7. People born/died after 1 Jun 1880 were not to be included.<br>8. [[Soundex|Soundex]]: Lists only families with children under the age of 10 years

1.&nbsp; Asked the relationship to the head of household<br>2.&nbsp; Asked marital status<br>3.&nbsp; Lists the name of the streets and house numbers of some of the urban homes<br>4.&nbsp; Lists an illness or disability on the day of visitation<br>5.&nbsp; Lists number of months unemployed.<br>6&nbsp;&nbsp;Lists birthplace of parents<br>7. People born/died after 1 Jun 1880 were not to be included.<br>8. [[Soundex|Soundex]]: Lists only families with children under the age of 10 years

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Contents

Content

1880 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1880, for thirty days or two weeks for communities with 10,000+ populations. The following information was recorded by the census taker:

Name

Race: (white (W), black (B), Chinese (C), Indian (I), mulatto (M)

Month of birth if born within year

Relationship to head of household

Single, married, widowed, divorced

Married within year

Occupation/months unemployed

Birthplace

Parents’ birthplace

School attendance within year

Whether unable to read if age 10+

Sick or temporarily disabled when enumerated and reason

Blind, deaf-mute, idiotic, insane or permanently disabled

Missing Data

A few localities in the 1880 U.S. census are either missing or were absorbed into other counties. When missing localities were reported, they were checked against their original census data. It was confirmed that the localities were missing in the original census returns. The following localities are missing data. Details can be found on the state census page and individual county page.

HCP entry is an occasional footnote in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abstract of the 1880 U.S. census.

Value

The 1880 census can be used to:1

Identify birthplace of parents-immigrant information Supplement birth/marriage info. Due to relationship info. Identify relationships—surnamesof married daughter, mother-in-law, cousins, other relatives Indicate that wife may not be mother of kids Give clues to genetic symptoms or diseases

Unique Features and Problems

1. Asked the relationship to the head of household2. Asked marital status3. Lists the name of the streets and house numbers of some of the urban homes4. Lists an illness or disability on the day of visitation5. Lists number of months unemployed.6 Lists birthplace of parents7. People born/died after 1 Jun 1880 were not to be included.8. Soundex: Lists only families with children under the age of 10 years

States Covered and Missing

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

No states missing

Territories

Arizona

Dakota

Idaho

Montana

New Mexico

Utah

Wyoming

Web Sites

1880 United States Census—A free Internet census index to the 1880 census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index shows every name listed on the census including information about each person’s residence, age, and birthplace. Census images are not included.